Filaroides infections in wild ferrets (Mustela putorius) and stoats (Mustela erminea)

Authors: Cooke MM, Harper PR, McKenna PB
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 44, Issue 5, pp 203, Oct 1996
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Mustelid, Wildlife
Subject Terms: Alimentary system/gastroenterology, Nematode, Parasites - internal, Species description
Article class: Correspondence

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Abstract: Species of metastrongylid nematodes of the genus Filaroides have been recorded in various hosts throughout the world. In New Zealand, the only known species is Filaroides (= Oslerus) osleri, which occurs in wart-like nodules near the bifurcation of the trachea of the dog. Recently, we detected a species of Filaroides previously unrecorded in New Zealand. The parasites, which were recovered from nodules in the lungs of two adult male ferrets and an adult male stoat trapped in the Palmerston North District as part of a tuberculosis surveillance scheme, were…

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